Take this opportunity to learn how the root "port-" carries the meaning of words like "report" (carried back), "support" (carried under), "transport" (carried across) and "important" (carried into). The root "port-" also has to do with doorways, as in "portal," and even "port," a gateway to land from a waterway.
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